2010 Census; It's in your hands - WALB.com, South Georgia News, Weather, Sports
Member Center:
By Wainwright Jeffers - bio | email
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - A Celebration was had to promote awareness of the 2010 census.
Census workers say it's important to get an accurate count because it can help determine how much money is available for our area and even the location of schools, highways, and hospitals.
Questionnaires will be mailed out next February and March.
The local count committee in working hard to get a more than 70 percent response in Albany.
"Today we're trying to get information out to the citizens because each and everyone of them has a role to play in ensuring that we get all of the resources that we deserve and need in our community," Michael McCoy, Complete Count Committee Chair.
The Census Bureau will not share your information with anyone.
A number of vendors and the wildcats marching band entertained people at the kickoff.
©2009 WALB News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
If you want to learn how to grow your own groceries, you now have the opportunity.
More >>If you want to learn how to grow your own groceries, you now have the opportunity.
More >>Flight Albany Blight has named the new target area they will concentrate on improving.
More >>Flight Albany Blight has named the new target area they will concentrate on improving.
More >>"She was just a very, sweet, honest person," said Martha Bowden, a vendor at the Tift Park Community Market and friend of Jenkins.
More >>"She was just a very, sweet, honest person," said Martha Bowden, a vendor at the Tift Park Community Market and friend of Jenkins.
More >>Dougherty County Sheriff Kevin Sproul took this Saturday off to give back to the community. The Albany/Dougherty community was invited to the eighth annual building unity cookout. This year's festivities happened at the Sherwood Acres baseball field.
More >>Dougherty County Sheriff Kevin Sproul took this Saturday off to give back to the community. The Albany/Dougherty community was invited to the eighth annual building unity cookout. This year's festivities happened at the Sherwood Acres baseball field.
More >>Ladies in hats flooded Albany Technical College today. The Lee County Female Minority Mentoring Program celebrated its ninth annual Mad Hatter's luncheon and silent auction.
More >>Ladies in hats flooded Albany Technical College today. The Lee County Female Minority Mentoring Program celebrated its ninth annual Mad Hatter's luncheon and silent auction.
More >> |  P.O. Box 3130
Albany, GA 31706 (229) 446-1010
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2017 Raycom Media. All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service, and Ad Choices.
|
